VC firm
Karista
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2001
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About
Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm created in 2001 investing in Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Since 2001, we have been backing and guiding companies from inception to success in Health, DeepTech and Digital. Because we believe that investment is not only about money but mainly about people, we provide support to our founders and entrepreneurs very early-on.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Sometimes
- Lead policy
- As a lead or co-lead, we generally ask for a board seat to provide expertise, support and network.
- Takes board seats
- Yes
- Board policy
- As a lead or co-lead, we generally ask for a board seat to provide expertise, support and network.
- Investing status notes
- We are currently deploying two European funds:
Locations
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
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